ALEXANDRIA, Va.- June 10, 2008 - Dr. Appu Kuttan, Chairman of the National Education Foundation (NEF), announced today a nationwide initiative to provide "recession relief" scholarships for its CyberLearning program to a million low and middle income individuals affected by current economic challenges - or those simply wanting to excel further in the workplace.

The One Million Scholarships Program offers subsidized high quality web-based courses (includes 30 certifications) in IT, business, test-prep, K-12 math, science and technology education. The curriculum packages, each containing 100-400 courses and valued individually at $400-$800, are fully subsidized by the Foundation scholarships. The Foundation courses provide new or improved skills or prep for certifications in Microsoft, Cisco, Adobe, CompTia, Oracle, Office Applications, networking, programming, web design, project management, etc. The course catalog containing 3,000 courses.

"Fear of recession is forcing individuals, especially those at low and middle incomes, small businesses and others, to cut back on training, which is normally expensive. At the same time, the U.S. Labor Department is predicting a shortage of two million IT workers by 2010. An obvious solution is to make job skills training affordable to our low and middle income individuals. That is the rationale for this important initiative," noted Dr. Kuttan, a worldwide leader in bridging the digital divide.

"With tough economic times upon us, the timing could not be better," noted Dr. Kuttan. The courses are available immediately.

To apply for these "recession relief" scholarships and begin learning in a minute, visit www.nefusa.org/scholarships. To bring this scholarship program to employees in your organization, please contact Claudia Kay, NEF VP, 703-823-9999, ckay@nefusa.org.

About National Education Foundation

National Education Foundation, headquartered in metropolitan Washington, DC, is the world's leading non-profit organization bridging the digital and academic divides through online education. Its premier project, CyberLearning, provides IT, business, digital literacy, test prep, math and science education to millions in many countries including the U.S., India, Egypt, Jordan, and Mauritius. www.nefusa.org.

National Education Foundation CyberLearning

National Education Foundation CyberLearning

CyberLearning is a project of the non-profit 501(c)(3) National Education Foundation founded in 1989 to provide effective and affordable training for everyone, especially the disadvantaged, in information technology, business, math and test-prep skills. Since 1994, CyberLearning has trained over 500,000 students in U..S. schools. In 2006, CyberLearning received the Global Digital Literacy Champion Award given to the organization that contributed most to digital literacy in the World. CyberLearning’s recent publications include the acclaimed books "From Digital Divide to Digital Opportunity" and "Lessons For Tomorrow, Bringing America's Schools Back From The Brink,"authored by CyberLearning CEO, advisor to World leaders and globally acclaimed management and education systems expert Dr. Appu Kuttan and CyberLearning VPs Dr. Laurence Peters and Ned Davis.

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